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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom is the New York Times profile about that Helene brings with her to see Maria?
(a) Carter.
(b) Maria.
(c) BZ.
(d) Helene.

2. Maria claimed she was raised to believe that what came in on the next roll would always be _____ than what went out on the last.
(a) Worse.
(b) Better.
(c) The same.
(d) None of the above.

3. What is the name of the street where the doctor Maria went to see about the pregnancy practices?
(a) Melrose.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) Wilshire.
(d) Sunset.

4. What does she buy at Saks that she can't fit into her Corvette?
(a) A stroller.
(b) A bassinette.
(c) A changing table.
(d) A rocking chair.

5. The season in New York, where Maria lost so much weight the agency wouldn't book her, what did she see every time she looked at food?
(a) Enthusiastic lines.
(b) Cheerful smiles.
(c) Ominous coils.
(d) Disgruntled frowns.

6. What city does Maria have her abortion in?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Las Vegas.
(c) Oceanside.
(d) Encino.

7. What is the name of the first picture Carter made with Maria that never got distributed?
(a) Maria.
(b) The girl.
(c) Marriage.
(d) New York.

8. Why is the volume of the movie that man watches in the next room where Maria has her abortion turned up?
(a) So that she could hear it.
(b) The dial is broken.
(c) To drown out any screaming.
(d) Because the man is deaf.

9. As the novel opens, what fictional character does Maria say she does NOT ask what makes this person evil?
(a) Othello.
(b) Cassio.
(c) Roderigo.
(d) Iago.

10. Besides Carter, who might be the father of Maria's baby?
(a) BZ.
(b) Freddy.
(c) Les Goodwin.
(d) Larry Kulik.

11. According to Maria, why did her family move to Silver Wells?
(a) Because her father owned the town.
(b) Because she got a job there.
(c) Because the weather was nice.
(d) Because they were running from the law.

12. According to Carter, when Maria responds to his statement about dining out, who continues to look directly at her?
(a) BZ.
(b) Carter.
(c) No one.
(d) Helene.

13. How does Maria pronounce her name?
(a) Mar-eye-ah.
(b) Mar-a-ah.
(c) Mur-i-ah.
(d) Mar-ee-ah.

14. What excuse does Maria tell herself regarding her new sleeping arrangements?
(a) That she is waiting for Carter to return.
(b) That the house is too big for one person.
(c) That it is safer to not sleep in the house.
(d) That it is too hot to sleep in the house.

15. As the novel opens, what meal does Carter like to have out?
(a) Lunch.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Midnight snack.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Maria, "_______always spoke on the telephone as if a spurious urgency could mask her radical lack of interest in talking to anyone."

2. What does the receptionist at Freddy Chaikin's office tell Maria when she arrives without calling?

3. According to Helene, who are the people BZ's mother Carlotta "can't bear"?

4. According to Helene, what is Maria's manner like when she sees her by the swimming pool at the hospital as the novel opens?

5. What is the plot of the second picture Carter made with Maria?

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